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So... here we go again further down the rabbit hole.
This is where it starts getting interesting.

Manufactured from 1909-1926 by Folmer and Schwig, Mfg. Co. in Rochester, NY. They started as a gas lamp manufacturing company in 1887 by William F. Folmer and William E. Schwig. When the demand for gas lamps began to decline they moved to bicycles and then camera manufacturing, with their first camera being produced in 1898. In 1905 Eastman Kodak purchased Folmer and Schwig Co. which remained until 1926 at which they became independent again under the name Graflex Inc. In 1973 they finally closed their doors for good.

A fairly small bodied camera at 5 1/4 " x 3 3/4 " with a weight of 1 lb. and 10.6 oz. without film. There is a front cover, or lid, that lifts open at a touch of a tab to access the Zeiss Kodak Anastigmat f/6.3 fixed lens with speeds 1/10 to 1/500. Using a cloth focal plane shutter with apertures of 1/4", 3/4", and 1 1/2". Accepting Kodak 121 film which would load via a take-up spool on the right hand side. The unique mirrored viewfinder would allow the user to successfully take pictures from a 45 or 90 degree position (Not sure why that would be beneficial, but interesting none-the-less).

Conclusion: Heavy, bulky, little metal camera with amazing style and functionally interesting innovations, for it's time, all wrapped in leather. Super show piece.

P.S.
What I love about this camera is the industrial almost military style design and patina appearance.